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| beyond the shadow of a doubt |
with complete certainty; indeed. |
| certainty |
If you have certainty about something, you are completely sure about it. You have confidence in your knowledge or in your opinion about it. If you have certainty that you are going to get an A on a certain test, then you are completely sure that you will. You have no doubt. [2 definitions] |
| fog |
a condition of mental confusion or lack of certainty. [1/4 definitions] |
| guarantee |
to make (something) a certainty; ensure. [1/5 definitions] |
| must1 |
used to express, with certainty, some opinion or thought that is based just on what seems logical. [1/4 definitions] |
| or |
used to indicate different possibilities because of lack of certainty. [1/5 definitions] |
| uncertain |
not knowing with certainty; not sure. [1/3 definitions] |
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